Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Russia and Germany Fave Formed
an Alliance which Bodies Evil
to France and Austria.
Goschen will Enter salisbury's Cabinet
If Satisfied About Certain Lines
of His Policy.
A STRONG ALLIANCE.


LONDON, Jan. 3.-M. Blowitz, Paris
correspondent of the Times, positively
confirms the recent statement that Russit
and Germany have concluded a direct al
lance. DR.. Blowitz says that by the
terms OF their new alliance Rus
STA binds herself to remain neutral in
the event of war between France anC
Germany, and Germany binds herself tc
remain neutral in the event of war be-
tween Russia and Austria. He further
says while there can be no doubt
as to the existence of this imperial com
pact there are two stories as to the man
ner in which the treaty was effected. One
story is that it was negotiated directly by
the car and Emperor William through
personal correspondence and the other is
that Bismarck and DeGiers contrived the
alliance by personal discussion. Blowitz
says he does not know which of these
stories is correct.
WHAT GOSCHEN WANTS.
LONDON, Jan. 3-The Times says Cos
chen was reluctant to accept office but
was strongly advised to do so by Lord
Harrington. He expected that Goschen
will meet Lord Salisbury to-day and
he will enter the cabinet. He will join
the ministry, the Times says, on the un-
Outstanding that he does so as Liberal,
and that his object is to strengthen
the Union cause He desires to
be satisfied that he is in agreement with
the government on all important foreign
and domestic questions. Goschen has
not been offered the leadership of the
10 <fn hut
that will naturally revert to him alter the
pro TEN. lead OF Mr.. w. Il. Smith. Lord
Salisbury assured Lord Harrington that
he is trying, with some hope of success,
to overcome the reluctance OF the Cor
servatiyes to accept Lord Harrington as
prime minister. Referring to Chamber
lain, the Times says that while that gen
tleman regards himself as perfectly loyal
to Lord Harrington, he has undoubtedly
made overtures 10 the Gladstonian party
for reunion.
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.
LONDON, Jan Am explosion of gas
occurred yesterday in Cambridge bar
racks at Portsmouth, doing considerable
damage. -Four men were killed, others
were buried in the debris, and it is not
known whether they are alive or dead.
The number as Tar 70 known is thirteen.
Some Of these, 1t is feared, are fatally in.
jured.
AN ARCHBISHOP BoYCOTTED.
LONDON, Jan, 3-The Dublin Express
of yesterday asserts that Archbishop
Walsh is being boycotted by the Catho-
lies Of the upper classes because he sup
ports the Nationalist plan of campaign.
JEWS EXPELLED.
VIENNA, Jan. Sit is reported here
that 5000 Jews have been expelled by
the government at Kieff. Russia.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
LONDON, jar 3-Mr. Goschen has, it is
officially announced, accepted the office
of chancellor Of the exchequer. Lord
Harrington fully approves OF Goschen's
course and the Iatter's adherents say that
it is purely as a Liberal Unionist that
Goschen inins the government which re-
lies upon Unionist support for succ SIS.
The Pail Mail Glzet.e says that ham,
berlain has consented to have private
informal conference on the Irish question
with Gladstone, Mr.. Morley and Sir Will
liam Vernon HarCOur5.
THE STORIES DENIED.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 3.-The Journal
de St. Petersburg denies the stories that
the car is insane and characterizss as
falsehoods the several actions attributed
to the car and referred to as illustrating
the nature of his malady. The Journal
denounCes the Pesth Lloyd, the news
paper OF Pestb, for publishing such ab-
surdities as Matched by foreign manutac-
turers of lies.
RUssIA's POSITION DEFINED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. st is semi
officially stated thai the Russian govern
ment maintains the same attitude to-
wards Bulgaria it adopted st the
time OF Gen. Kaulbar's recall
from that country. The return
of Prince Alexander to the Bulgarian
throne, it is added, night not, however,
acuse the car to renew ali his endeaTors
to effecta pacific settl ment of the crisis
in Bulgaria, and he might nave recourse
to military occupation of the country.
GERMAN NEWS.
BERLIN, Jan. 3-Tn center party is
preparing for a second reading Of the
army bill, an amendment accepting the
project of the government but
for only four years. 1t
is expected that the commissions
will finish consideration of the bill ON Sat
urday and that the debate on the measure
will be resumed in the reichstag on the
following Tuesday and be pro-
longed until the middle of
the month. In government circles
there is increasing confidence that the
whole bill will be ultimately accepted.
Numerous deputies have received ad-
dresses from their electors advising them
to assent the people being uumoved
either by the action taken on the bill or
by the disquieting rumors circulating to
influence the passing Of the measure:
Thirty-two socialists were expelled from
Frankfort during the closing days of the
year. The expulsion caused much excite
ment among the workingmen, but the po-
lice were on the alert and no disturbances
occurred.
Two thousand extra men were employ
ed in the Berlin postofiice for the New
Years delivery. The number OF letters
handled was over 100000.